5″ Android-powered zenPad tablet now shipping for $155

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First unveiled last year at IFA 2009, the Enso zenPad is a 5″ Android tablet device. At the time it was advertised as being a device under $200, but now it has been revealed as costing just $155 for the basic model.

The specs read as follows:

5″ LED-backlit resistive touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution

Samsung 6410 533/677MHz processor

1GB on-board flash, 8GB microSD card included

256MB RAM

2000 mA lithium-ion battery (6 hours of web surfing over WiFi)

Android 1.6

Micro USB port

3.5mm headphone jack

Built-in speaker

WiFi, UMTS/HSDPA/EVDO, GSM/EDGE

The $155 price tag gets you the basic unit, but the final cost can be as much as $60 more depending on your options. A zenPad with GPS will cost an additional $25 at $180. If you would like a 3G micro USB dongle thrown in too, add another $35 taking the total up to $215.

If you want to see the zenPad in action there’s this video which was recorded during IFA 2009:

It may not look as nice as the Dell Streak, but the price is certainly right. Even at $215 it sounds cheap for a 5″ Android tablet. Whether that “works” as a device has yet to be seen, though.

The form factors for devices like this seem to be growing. At the top end you have the tablets like the iPad with a 10″ form factor, then there’s 7″, 5″, and then we are down to smartphone sizes. Will they all survive? I doubt manufacturers will want to support so many sizes, and consumers will probably stick with what they know (smartphones), or be guided by what Apple are doing (10″ devices are the way forward).